PESHAWAR: A policeman was injured after a student opened fire during the membership drive of the Insaf Students Federation at the University of Peshawar on Monday.
The Police said that the membership drive of Insaf Students Federation was underway at the University of Peshawar. During the meeting the students clashed on some issue and one of the students opened fire as a result a policeman was injured.
According to police, the injured policeman has been shifted to Khyber Teaching Hospital for medical treatment while the suspect has been arrested.
Talking to media, Iqbal Dawar, provincial president of Insaf Students Federation, said that Waqar Marwat, a former member was suspended by Federation. He said that the member was asking for the restoration of his membership.
Dawar said that Waqar Marwat’s membership was suspended for supporting the opposition political party in the local government elections, therefore, the group was not ready to add him back to the Insaf students federation.